Audemars Piguet once again stuns the world of horology with its Royal Oak Carbon Concept Tourbillon and Chronograph. AP is the only watch company to master forged carbon technology. Following the success of the Alinghi all-carbon case, AP is taking a further step by presenting the first watch equipped with both case and movement in carbon. This model also features an original linear chronograph minute counter. The extremely light timepiece also incorporates the complexity of a 384-part Calibre 2895 tourbillon chronograph movement.

This watch features:

• Black case made by forged carbon fibers – an extremely light weight & hard material.
• Ceramic bezel, crown & pushers.
• Case back is made of PVD coated titanium.
• Movement mainplate (which doubles as the dial) & the baseplate are made of forged carbon.
• The central bridge is green eloxed aluminum – some of which is visible through the case back.
• On the outer diameter of the dial is a hour/minute chapter ring with luminous hour markers.
• Steel hands with Luminous fill.
• Power Reserve indicator at the 12 o’clock position. The watch has an amazing 10 day power reserve is achieved through the use of 2 barrels. Each barrel is wound by a mere 19.75 turns. Although the use of 2 barrels allow for a power reserve of 290 hours, however, an ingenious locking system – in the low and high winding-level zones – concentrates the running time on a 237-hour period, thereby ensuring optimal operation.

Chronograph/Stopwatch function:
– Large central sweep seconds counter hand.
– An ingenious linear 30 minute counter. The single minutes from 0-9 to the left of the linear counter & immediately to the right 1 & 2 increments indicating when the counter is at 10 or in the 20 minutes counting.

Selection Indicator at the 6 o’clock position:
– H indicates that the crown is in the Time Correction position.
– N indicates that the crown is in the Neutral position.
– R indicates that the crown is in winding position.

Tourbillon- At the 9 o’clock position is composed of more than 70 parts & weighs just under 0.45 grams. The Tourbillon is secured by a matching bridge to the linear 30 minute chronograph counter lending symmetry to the dial.

Audemars Piguet 26265FO.OO.D002CR.01, AP 26265FO.OO.D002CR.01